empezar a funcionar

(v.) = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling

Ex. BLAISE, the British Library Automated Information Service, became operational in 1977.

Ex. From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground.

Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex. A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going.

Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex. The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz.

Ex. Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.

Ex. The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.

Ex. That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.

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(v.) = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling

Ex: BLAISE, the British Library Automated Information Service, became operational in 1977.

Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground.

Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex: A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going.

Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.

Ex: The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz.

Ex: Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling.

Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.

Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.